Clearway Energy, Inc. announced a series of leadership changes effective October 1, 2026, as detailed in a Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 8, 2026. The company confirmed that Sarah Rubenstein will transition out of her role as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Clearway Energy LLC to assume a new position at Clearway Energy Group LLC (CEG). In her new role, Rubenstein will serve as the Head of the Transformation Office, focusing on digital and data transformation and integration activities.
Steven Ryder has been appointed as the new Chief Financial Officer of Clearway Energy LLC, effective October 1, 2026. Ryder will succeed Rubenstein and maintain his existing role as CFO of CEG. The filing notes that Ryder, age 58, has served as CFO of CEG since September 2018, where he leads corporate finance, risk, financial planning and analysis, and capital markets. Prior to joining CEG, Ryder was CFO of Invenergy LLC from 2006 to 2018 and held finance and technical roles at GE Energy Financial Services, the International Finance Corporation, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and AT&T.
In addition to the CFO transition, the company appointed Samantha Prout as Senior Vice President, Accounting and Controller, effective September 8, 2026. Prout, age 48, succeeds Rubenstein as the principal accounting officer. Most recently, Prout served as Chief Accounting Officer and Controller at Amicus Therapeutics (Nasdaq: FOLD) since 2018. Prior to that, she held accounting leadership roles at NRG Energy, Inc. from 2015 to 2018 and began her career at KPMG LLP, where she spent over 15 years in audit and advisory roles.
The filing also disclosed that Prout will receive a one-time cash sign-on bonus of $50,000, payable within 30 days of the commencement of her employment. As of June 30, 2026, CEG owned a 40.97% economic interest in Clearway Energy LLC and approximately 54.88% of the combined voting power of Clearway, Inc.’s common stock.
